Chapter 3
�Tess, you are coming to the bridge with us after school right?� Sue asked Tessa as she served her last serve for the before school practice. �Oh she can�t she�s going steady with Mr. Popstar himself, Greg Raposo!� Tracy said setting the ball to Tessa.
�You are?� Sue asked shocked. �No I�m not! We are just doing a project together!� Tessa answered. �Uh huh, well Juliet denied being with Romeo too!� Sue laughed. �You people are crazy!� Tessa said.
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�Greg are you in here?� Tessa�s voice lightly chanted from outside his bedroom door. �Yep, come on in!� Greg said hoping he wouldn�t get so nervous today. �Hey their sexy!� she laughed, Greg being a little weirded out by the comment. �Uh hi, sexy!� Greg answered. �I am messing with you Greg!� Tessa said rolling her eyes with a laugh.
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Tessa laid down on Greg�s bed curling up and putting her arm under her head for support. �Tess, can I ask you something?� Greg asked turning around in his chair to look at her. �Sure� she answered closing her eyes for rest.
�Um, why are you so, so, well, snobby? I mean when your here just you and me, you aren�t but when your at school, your like a whole different person!� Greg said. She looked at him, he was scared she may be offended and leave, and that was something he didn�t want to happen, as strange as it was, he loved her company.
�I don�t try to be a snob, it�s just how I am I guess� she shrugged. �No it�s not, you being like this is the way you are!� Greg said. �Well I mean, I have always been scared of not being accepted, but I never wanted anyone to know that! So I always acted like they weren�t good enough for me!� She answered sitting up.
Greg got up and sat next to her on his bed. �It�s just weird, my sister is like, this perfect little brat that gets everything she wants, and I am just trying to be just as great, you know?� Tess asked on the verge of tears. �Well I think I get the picture!� He answered putting his arm around her for comfort, secretly smelling her raspberry scented hair.
She hugged him crying into his chest, �I don�t try to be so mean!� she said through her sobs. �It�s ok Tess, don�t worry about it!� Greg said hugging her back and feeling instantly guilty.
She pulled away wiping her eyes �I�m sorry Greg, I shouldn�t have reacted like that, I, I know you have a girlfriend and stuff, I shouldn't be this close to you!� she said getting up and grabbing her shoes and her text book. �I will see you around� she said heading for the door.
�Wait Tess!� he said, she turned around to him slowly. �Yeah?� she asked. �Are you going to come by tomorrow?� He asked her. �Maybe, I don�t know� she answered and left quickly.
Greg fell back on his bed. �I keep scaring her away!� he said frustrated, but he wasn�t sure why it meant so much to him. He rolled over and looked at the clock, 9:57.
Then the phone rang, startling him a little bit, �Hello?� he answered. �Greg!� Bianca yelled into the receiver. �What?� Greg asked with a sigh. �I am sick of this, you don�t even like it when I call anymore!� Bianca yelled. �Baby, I never said that I was disappointed!� Greg said. �Don�t baby me Greg, this is over!� Bianca screamed and hung up on him. Greg sighed another one ran away, he hung up the phone and laid down, slipping into slumber.